KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * UT Institute of Agriculture Associate Professor Wins C-FARE Early Career Award Aaron Smith, an associate professor and crop marketing specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, has received the Early Career Contributions to Public Policy Award by the Council on Food, Agricultur  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Nov. 4 (TNSPar) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: * * * Chattanooga State and Bryan College Sign Transfer Articulation Agreement Dr. Rebecca Ashford, president, Chattanooga State Community College and Dr. Douglas F. Mann, president, Bryan College today signed a transfer articulation agreement between the two institutions. The academic alliance allows the transfer of earned degrees, Associate of Science (AS), Associate of Arts (AA  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * UTIA Faculty Dissertation Awarded with Prestigious International Prize A University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture faculty member has been recognized with a global honor for his work in specialty crops and yield mapping. Hao Gan, an assistant professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, has been awarded the 2020 Giuseppe Pel  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Nov. 5 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: Attorney General Daniel Cameron today filed a lawsuit, joined by Ohio and Tennessee, challenging the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, asserts that the Administration's mandatory vaccination requirement is unlawful and unconstitutional. "The f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 5 -- Littler Mendelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed Bradley Strawn as regional office managing shareholder (OMS) of the firm's Nashville office, succeeding Jennifer Robinson, who has stepped down to focus on her active practice. In addition to leading the Nashville office, Brad will continue to serve in his current role as OMS in Atl  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 6 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and six other attorneys general have filed a petition before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit challenging the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for private sector employees. The coalition asks the court to review the emergency temporary standard issued by the Biden Administration's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),   more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 5 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today filed a lawsuit, joined by the attorneys general of Ohio and Kentucky, challenging the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, asserts that the Administration's mandatory vaccination requirement is unlawful and unconstitution  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 5 (TNSRep) -- The Tennessee Arts Commission issued the following news: A National Endowment for the Arts-supported study found that participation in arts programs can lead to better health outcomes for older adults, including needing fewer doctor visits, less medication, better mental health, and more involvement in overall activities. The positive psychological and physical impact that the arts have on the health of older adults has a significant impact on improving   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Virnig Manufacturing, Inc. officials announced today the company will establish new operations in Pikeville. Headquartered in Rice, Minnesota, the family-owned company will invest $11.6 million as it expands its Midwest operations to Tennessee. The expansion will create 74   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2021: In the next phase of announcements on Tennessee's review of a student-based public education funding strategy, today the Tennessee Department of Education announced the members of the Fiscal Responsibility Subcommittee. On Friday, October 8, Governor Lee called for a full review of the state's funding formula for public education to focus on a student investment strategy tha  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education and the CMA Foundation, in partnership with Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, have announced the next phase of the Tennessee: State of the Arts program, including a statewide arts education network and landscape study, to research and evaluate how to create and build upon preexisting arts programs in Tennessee districts to provide all Tennessee students wit  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 5 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: Tennessee has been recognized by a national organization for its work in preparing students for high-wage, in-demand jobs and for establishing strong pathways to obtain those jobs. A bipartisan network of state and district education leaders, Chiefs for Change, released two reports outlining how systems can create rigorous career, college and technical education (CCTE) programming and provi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 6 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced the state received a $4,655,699 Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education) grant to boost mental and behavioral support for students in three Tennessee school districts- Bledsoe County Schools, Haywood County Schools and Scott County Schools - in partnership with the Tennessee Health and Substance Abuse Services. Funded thr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Tipton County Mayor Jeff Huffman and Charlie Tuggle to the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee. Gov. Lee's appointments follow the announcement of Clay Bright as Megasite Authority CEO. "The Megasite Authority will play an important role in the success of this historic project, and these qualified Tennesseans bring the expertise needed for the site to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: The Tennessee National Guard celebrated the life of President James K. Polk in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tennessee State Capitol on Nov. 2, in honor of Polk's 226th birthday. Each year, a representative of the current President of the United States is responsible for placing a wreath on the tomb of past presidents to honor them and their service on their birthday. Maj. Gen. Jimmie Cole, T  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: The announcement of new electric vehicle production and battery facilities as Ford Motor Company expands in Tennessee is exciting for Tennessee Tech University researcher Pingen Chen, Ph. D., who has been working on the development of electric vehicle technology. "The goal of Tech's electrical vehicle program is to develop a workforce for a rapidly changing industry," Chen stated. C  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, Nov. 2 (TNSOps) -- Union University issued the following news release: Union University's School of Theology and Missions hosted a biblical counseling workshop for local pastors on Oct. 21 as the first event to help guide and educate church leaders on issues surrounding biblical counseling. The workshop was led by Brad Hambrick, a Union University alumnus, who serves as the pastor of counseling at The Summit Church in Durham, N.C., and as assistant professor of biblical cou  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 3 (TNSEco) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: When the orange ribbon was cut to open the new UTHSC Health Hub at Uptown Saturday morning, supporters of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, local leaders, and neighborhood residents responded with a round of applause. Located at 534 North Second Street, the UTHSC Health Hub is a neighborhood approach to improving health in underserved areas of the community. In   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Whether you're a high-schooler or an adult, you may have benefited from financial-literacy education programs developed by Ann Allgood Berry, a professor with University of Tennessee Extension Family and Consumer Sciences. Berry's expertise in identifying financial education needs has been instrumental in delivering timely information to a vast number of Tennesseans over the  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Chinese wild ginger is a shining example of a tough and versatile ginger. If you are tired of groundcovers so ordinary that you don't even see them anymore, then you will appreciate the exquisite glossy marbling on each leaf of Chinese ginger. Asarum splendens is a spreading evergreen member of the pipevine family, Aristolochiaceae, and develops into a groundcover   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Researchers Complete Study Evaluating Plant Water Usage * * * Unpredictable rain is just one of the many challenges soybean producers face every year. However, certain soybean varieties may be better at tolerating an extended period of dry weather than others. Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture recently published  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 5 (TNSRes) -- West Virginia University issued the following news on Nov. 4, 2021: As invasive carp continue to pose ecological and economic threats to the Upper Mississippi River Basin, researchers at West Virginia University hope to uncover ways to minimize the species' expansion. To help inform those recommendations, Brent Murry and Caroline Arantes from the Davis College of Agriculture Natural Resources and Design will conduct field work and analyze pre-exist  more